{"id":1125112,"date":"2021-12-16T12:14:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125112"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:14:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T17:14:19","slug":"uae-threatens-to-scrap-23b-u-s-arms-deal-over-security-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uae-threatens-to-scrap-23b-u-s-arms-deal-over-security-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Threatens To Scrap $23B U.S. Arms Deal Over Security Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuae-threatens-to-scrap-23b-u-s-arms-deal-over-security-concerns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is threatening to pull out of a multibillion-dollar arms deal with the United States over complaints that the deal\u2019s security requirements are too stiff.<\/p>\n<p>UAE officials complained to the United States that security requirements meant to guard against Chinese espionage are too stringent and put at risk the UAE\u2019s sovereignty, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/united-arab-emirates-threatens-to-pull-out-of-23-billion-f-35-drone-deal-with-u-s-11639491997\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. The UAE\u2019s embassy in Washington confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2021\/12\/14\/uae-suspends-talks-on-23-billion-weapons-deal-with-us\/\">Defense News<\/a> that the Emirate government had moved to \u201csuspend discussions\u201d with the U.S. on the arms deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. remains the UAE\u2019s preferred provider for advanced defense requirements and discussions for the F-35 may be re-opened in the future,\u201d the embassy told Defense News in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The $23 billion would have seen a fleet of American-made F-35 fighter jets, drones, and munitions traded from the U.S. to the Emirates. Former President Donald Trump\u2019s multilateral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-touts-huge-breakthrough-as-israel-united-arab-emirates-agree-to-historic-peace-deal\">agreement<\/a> between the UAE and Israel, designed to strengthen ties between to the two U.S. allies, laid the foundation for the arms deal.<\/p>\n<p>Emirate officials\u2019 chief concern was over the U.S. retaining authority over how and where the F-35s are used. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/uae-threatens-pull-out-23-bln-f-35-drone-deal-with-us-wsj-2021-12-14\/\">Reuters<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>A person briefed on the negotiations said for several months sticking points between the United States and the UAE revolved around how the stealthy jets can be deployed and how much of the sophisticated F-35 technology the Emiratis will be allowed to take advantage of. The person asked not to be identified by name or by association with either country.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that the arms deal requirements \u201care universal, non-negotiable, and not specific to the UAE,\u201d according to Defense News.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters at a Wednesday news conference in Malaysia, where Blinken was meeting with members of the Malaysian government, that the U.S. remains committed to the arms deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve wanted to make sure, for example, that our commitment to Israel\u2019s qualitative military edge is ensured, so we wanted to make sure that we could do a thorough review of any technologies that are sold or transferred to other partners in the region, including the UAE,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n<p>Some U.S. officials suspect that the Emirates\u2019 resistance to the deal is more of a negotiating tactic and not an existential threat to the deal itself. As WSJ reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>The letter communicating the threat was written by a relatively junior official in the government, suggesting the overture was a negotiating tactic heading into the meeting, U.S. officials said. Other officials said that while the U.S. has legitimate security concerns, there was a scramble to salvage the sale of weapons to a Gulf partner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain committed to these sales, and the Emiratis have raised some concerns,\u201d a U.S. official told WSJ. \u201cFrankly, we have some questions of our own. This sort of back-and-forth is not unusual for significant arms sales and we are hopeful we can work through these issues and we think the joint military dialogue will give us an opportunity to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is threatening to pull out of a multibillion-dollar arms deal with the United States over complaints that the deal\u2019s security requirements are too stiff.UAE officials complained to the United States that security requirements meant to guard against Chinese espionage are too stringent and put at risk the UAE\u2019s sovereignty, according to The Wall Street Journal. The UAE\u2019s embassy in Washington confirmed to Defense News that the Emirate government had moved to \u201csuspend discussions\u201d with the U.S. on the arms deal.\u201cThe U.S. remains the UAE\u2019s preferred provider for advanced defense requirements and discussions for the F-35 may be re-opened in the future,\u201d the embassy told Defense News in a statement.The $23 billion would have seen a fleet of American-made F-35 fighter jets, drones, and munitions traded from the U.S. to the Emirates. Former President Donald Trump\u2019s multilateral agreement between the UAE and Israel, designed to strengthen ties between to the two U.S. allies, laid the foundation for the arms deal.Emirate officials\u2019 chief concern was over the U.S. retaining authority over how and where the F-35s are used. As Reuters reported:A person briefed on the negotiations said for several months sticking points between the United States and the UAE revolved around how the stealthy jets can be deployed and how much of the sophisticated F-35 technology the Emiratis will be allowed to take advantage of. The person asked not to be identified by name or by association with either country.Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that the arms deal requirements \u201care universal, non-negotiable, and not specific to the UAE,\u201d according to Defense News.Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters at a Wednesday news conference in Malaysia, where Blinken was meeting with members of the Malaysian government, that the U.S. remains committed to the arms deal.\u201cWe\u2019ve wanted to make sure, for example, that our commitment to Israel\u2019s qualitative military edge is ensured, so we wanted to make sure that we could do a thorough review of any technologies that are sold or transferred to other partners in the region, including the UAE,\u201d Blinken said.Some U.S. officials suspect that the Emirates\u2019 resistance to the deal is more of a negotiating tactic and not an existential threat to the deal itself. As WSJ reported:The letter communicating the threat was written by a relatively junior official in the government, suggesting the overture was a negotiating tactic heading into the meeting, U.S. officials said. Other officials said that while the U.S. has legitimate security concerns, there was a scramble to salvage the sale of weapons to a Gulf partner.\u201cWe remain committed to these sales, and the Emiratis have raised some concerns,\u201d a U.S. official told WSJ. \u201cFrankly, we have some questions of our own. This sort of back-and-forth is not unusual for significant arms sales and we are hopeful we can work through these issues and we think the joint military dialogue will give us an opportunity to do so.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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